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Dights Falls

By Jkeltie7

  • European Settlers arrive

    European Settlers arrive
    The first European settlers in Melbourne discovered the Dight Falls

  • Melbourne Settlement

    The European Settlers Built houses around the falls

  • John Dights Purchase

    John Dights purchased the rights to the falls

  • Flour mining

    The settlers began to use the falls area for flour mining and factories

  • First steam powered Flour mill

    First steam powered Flour mill
    In 1841 the first steam powered flour mill was built to make flour

  • Flour Mill abandoned

    Flour Mill abandoned
    The flour mill flour system was abandoned

  • Dights property sold

    Dights property sold
    Dight sells the property

  • Mill unoccupied

    The original mill on the river bank was unoccupied until 1888

  • Mill Rebuilt

    The original mill was rebuilt and sold off to the Melbourne Flour Mill Company

  • Mill Burned Down

    The mill changed hands from time to time in 1909 until it was destroyed by a fire.